Responsible Statecraft

Follow us on social

        Iran War
    

        Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?
    
Michael Vlahos
July 17, 2026

        Can Dems harness Iran war anger to sink Trump’s military budget?
    
Blaise Malley
July 15, 2026

        The Iran war destroyed the strategic logic of the Abraham Accords
    
Abdelrahim Shalaby
July 15, 2026

        A new US-Iran war would end where the last one did
    
Trita Parsi
July 13, 2026

        Most Read
    

        Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries
    
Ben Freeman
May 29, 2026

        Trump's big idea: Deploy assassination teams to Mexico
    
Christopher Fettweis
May 15, 2024

        Ripping up Trump's 'battle plan' of attack on Mexico's cartels
    
Christopher Fettweis
April 03, 2023

        Tucker Carlson's left-right, third party dream
    
Jack Hunter
July 14, 2026

        The earthquake sprung Trump's Venezuela trap
    
Orlando Pérez
July 13, 2026
Washington Politics
        Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push
    The effort is part of a $9.9 million contract with Republican strategists to improve views of the country in the US
Nick Cleveland-Stout
Julian Cooper
July 22, 2026
Middle East
        Pakistan thought it won the peace. Now, it could be dragged into war.
    
Elfadil Ibrahim
July 22, 2026
Washington Politics
        China hawks are losing the public opinion battle
    
Frank Yuwen Chen
July 22, 2026
Middle East
        The Houthi blockade puts Trump in a serious bind
    
Rosemary Kelanic
July 21, 2026
Middle East
        With Trump distracted by Iran, Netanyahu is squeezing Gaza
    
Paul R. Pillar
July 21, 2026
Washington Politics
        Pro-Israel GOP donors fueling Rep. Stevens' Dem primary in Michigan
    
Eli Clifton
July 20, 2026
View all

  QiOSK

  Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news
QiOSK
        The Zumwalt-class destroyer is an ever-growing boondoggle
    Hypersonic missiles were supposed to give the ships a purpose. Instead, they brought more procurement issues
Stavroula Pabst
July 22, 2026

        Half of House Dems vote to end US aid to Israel
    
Blaise Malley
July 15, 2026

        Why can't the US get Southeast Asia's support in the South China Sea?
    
Sarang Shidore
July 14, 2026

        Trump: giving Ukraine Patriot Missile license is 'cool.' No it's not.
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
July 08, 2026

        Israel wants to build space attack lasers now
    
Stavroula Pabst
July 06, 2026

Asia-Pacific

View all

Middle east

View all

        Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports
play icon

        Trita Parsi: Beltway hawks desperate to upend MOU to end war
    
View all
Newsletter
            Subscribe now to our weekly round-up and don't miss a beat with your favorite RS contributors and reporters,
            as well as staff analysis, opinion, and news promoting a positive, non-partisan vision of U.S. foreign
            policy.
          
Invalid emailEnter your email

Washington Politics

View all

        Africa
    

        US knows UAE fueling war in Sudan but $1.4 trillion is getting in the way
    
Elfadil Ibrahim
July 02, 2026

        HIV/AIDS support is latest casualty in Trump's 'white genocide' beef
    
Dan M. Ford
June 30, 2026

        How a shake-up in Senegal could strengthen Trump's hand in the Sahel
    
Taiwo Hassan
June 05, 2026

        Dying in Diesel protests: Africa slammed by Iran war energy crisis
    
Dan M. Ford
May 27, 2026
View all

        Latin America
    

        Bolivian security forces are cracking down. The US is helping.
    
Joseph Bouchard
Benjamin Swift
July 20, 2026

        Trump just handed left-wing Lula a campaign win
    
Andre Pagliarini
July 20, 2026

        The earthquake sprung Trump's Venezuela trap
    
Orlando Pérez
July 13, 2026

        Does the Pentagon even know who its boat strikes are killing?
    
Adam Isacson
July 01, 2026
View all

        Europe
    

        France is doubling down on nukes. Will Europe pay a price?
    
Pavel Devyatkin
Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom
July 21, 2026

        Ukraine's defense minister walked into Zelensky corruption buzzsaw
    
Mark Episkopos
July 17, 2026

        Euroskeptics in France, Germany suddenly gain steam in elections
    
Molly O'Neal
July 13, 2026

        NATO Summit: Time to take the transatlantic crisis by the horns
    
Mark Episkopos
July 06, 2026
View all

        north america
    

        China and Russia and the US icebreaker race
    
Pavel Devyatkin
July 10, 2026

        Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?
    
Karthik Sankaran
June 11, 2026

        Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis
    
Dan M. Ford
Joseph  Brennan
April 30, 2026

        CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?
    
Juan Rojas
April 24, 2026
View all

Responsible Statecraft

Follow us on social

Stay Responsible. Subscribe for Global Insights

Iran War

Most Read

The effort is part of a $9.9 million contract with Republican strategists to improve views of the country in the US

QiOSK

Hypersonic missiles were supposed to give the ships a purpose. Instead, they brought more procurement issues

Asia-Pacific

Middle east

As events spiral in the Middle East, Riyadh may trigger its mutual defense pact with Islamabad

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Newsletter

Washington Politics

Africa

Latin America

Europe

north america

Military Industrial Complex

The president's portfolio kept accumulating shares in companies — like Palantir and Lockheed Martin — that were benefiting directly from his global military escalations

Media

Global Crises

US officials tarred Tehran's team as terrorists, with one US official saying he 'danced a happy dance' after they left

Get stories worth sharing delivered to your inbox

Follow